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Newspaper Headlines: CCB begins assets verification of governors, ministers

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August 28, 2023

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Reports on possible flood disasters in some states and the unemployment data debate, dominate the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers.

The Punch reports that federal and state governments have asked those residing along the path of River Benue to evacuate their homes to prevent flood disasters. The newspaper says the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has demanded a shorter transition from the junta in Niger Republic.

The Nation reports that President Bola Tinubu has said that servicing debt with 90 percent revenue is unsustainable. The newspaper says the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) has raised verification teams to vet the accounts and assets of ministers.

Daily Independent reports analysts as saying that the much-awaited intervention promised by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in the foreign exchange market may have been disrupted by weak foreign reserves. The newspaper says the supreme court has ruled that the Police Service Commission (PSC) is the statutory agency mandated to recruit police constables.

The Guardian says the unemployment data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has reduced unemployment on paper only, amid a 10 million jobs deficit. The newspaper says Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has asked President Bola Tinubu to come clean on his academic records.

Vanguard reports that Nigeria recorded a food trade deficit worth N4.92 trillion between 2018 and 2022. The newspaper says the Edo state government has asked the federal government to encourage positive criticisms on the removal of petrol subsidy.

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